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This section includes 1600 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Verbal Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
All virtues become meaningful because of |
| A. | faith |
| B. | charity |
| C. | courage |
| D. | hope |
| Answer» D. hope | |
| 152. |
People with physical courage of ten lack |
| A. | mental balance |
| B. | capacity for reasoning |
| C. | emotional stability |
| D. | will to fight |
| Answer» C. emotional stability | |
| 153. |
The expression "others equally effective deterrents" mean |
| A. | preventive weapons which have equal effect of others |
| B. | mechanism which scares everyone equally well |
| C. | preventive equipment which it is as effective as something that has been already mentioned in the passage |
| D. | deterrents that are as powerful as those the caterpillars have |
| Answer» C. preventive equipment which it is as effective as something that has been already mentioned in the passage | |
| 154. |
Experienced birds do not attack the Himalayan caterpillars because they are |
| A. | repulsive |
| B. | very aggressive |
| C. | inedible |
| D. | diseased |
| Answer» D. diseased | |
| 155. |
The Himalayan caterpillar uses prominent colours to |
| A. | warn the predator |
| B. | attack the predator |
| C. | reveal itself |
| D. | defend itself |
| Answer» B. attack the predator | |
| 156. |
Caterpillars cannot defend themselves because |
| A. | are passive animals |
| B. | are lazy |
| C. | cannot acquire weapons |
| D. | have no claws or jaws |
| Answer» E. | |
| 157. |
In the context of this passage, a martyr is one who dies |
| A. | without putting up resistance |
| B. | without any gain to oneself |
| C. | while defending ones homeland |
| D. | to save others |
| Answer» E. | |
| 158. |
The TSR Z hovercraft, high speed train, Sinclair scooter etc. are the symbols of |
| A. | Japanese success |
| B. | British failure |
| C. | British success |
| D. | Japanese failure |
| Answer» C. British success | |
| 159. |
The main theme of this passage is |
| A. | electronic industry in Japan |
| B. | industrial comparison between Japan and Britain |
| C. | the role of marketing efficiency in industrial prosperity |
| D. | the importance of original research in industry |
| Answer» D. the importance of original research in industry | |
| 160. |
According to the passage, prosperity in industry depends upon |
| A. | productivity |
| B. | inventiveness |
| C. | marketing ability |
| D. | official patronage |
| Answer» D. official patronage | |
| 161. |
The word 'Command Module' used twice in the given passage indicates perhaps that it deals with |
| A. | an alarming journey |
| B. | a commanding situation |
| C. | a journey into outer space |
| D. | a frightful battle. |
| Answer» D. a frightful battle. | |
| 162. |
Which one of the following reasons would one consider as more as possible for the warning lights to be on? |
| A. | There was a shower of debris. |
| B. | Jack was yelling. |
| C. | A catastrophe was imminent. |
| D. | The moon was looming close and big. |
| Answer» D. The moon was looming close and big. | |
| 163. |
The statement that the dazzling sunshine was "for once unfiltered by layers of air" means |
| A. | that the sun was very hot |
| B. | that there was no strong wind |
| C. | that the air was unpolluted |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 164. |
Crabs drop their coats ? |
| A. | throughout their lives |
| B. | as they get bigger |
| C. | to change their size but not their form |
| D. | to be separated from their parents |
| Answer» C. to change their size but not their form | |
| 165. |
This story is mainly about ? |
| A. | how little crabs look |
| B. | the resemblance between little crabs and their parents. |
| C. | how often crabs change their coats |
| D. | the way that crabs get bigger |
| Answer» E. | |
| 166. |
The form of a grown-up crab ? |
| A. | is just like its parents |
| B. | is the form of a baby crab |
| C. | continues to changes every time it gets a new coat |
| D. | changes every time its size changes. |
| Answer» B. is the form of a baby crab | |
| 167. |
When he was going to close the bag, the idea that occurred to him was ? |
| A. | unpleasant |
| B. | sad |
| C. | fantastic |
| D. | amusing |
| Answer» B. sad | |
| 168. |
What makes his life miserable whenever he undertakes travelling ? |
| A. | Going to railway station |
| B. | Forgetting the toothbrush |
| C. | Packing his bag |
| D. | Bad dreams |
| Answer» C. Packing his bag | |
| 169. |
Non-violence, according to the writer, means |
| A. | violence without the evil motives. |
| B. | giving in to the tyranny of the powerful. |
| C. | accepting violence as a fact of life. |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 170. |
Indeed, violence is bad, not intrinsically, but because of these motives that go with it. This suggests |
| A. | violence is basically good. |
| B. | violence is bad only when it is associated with certain motives |
| C. | violence is bad because the people who exercise it are bad. |
| D. | violence is basically bad. |
| Answer» C. violence is bad because the people who exercise it are bad. | |
| 171. |
The best possible title for the passage is |
| A. | Supermarket s Contribution to Obesity in America |
| B. | The Dangers of Fast Food |
| C. | Food Deserts : The Problem of Poor Diet |
| D. | Why Processed Food Kills |
| Answer» C. Food Deserts : The Problem of Poor Diet | |
| 172. |
Serious health concerns in modern America are related to |
| A. | smoking |
| B. | fast life |
| C. | poor diet |
| D. | loneliness |
| Answer» D. loneliness | |
| 173. |
Food deserts are |
| A. | areas having large supermarket chains. |
| B. | low-income areas without access to healthy foods. |
| C. | areas having large-scale plantations. |
| D. | areas not having large number of restaurants. |
| Answer» C. areas having large-scale plantations. | |
| 174. |
Violence without these motives is possible only in |
| A. | practice |
| B. | reality |
| C. | dream |
| D. | theory |
| Answer» E. | |
| 175. |
Food-deserts are formed when |
| A. | major supermarket chains are unavailable in some areas |
| B. | people do not like eating fresh food. |
| C. | people relocate to new areas |
| D. | most remain under-educated about nutritious food. |
| Answer» B. people do not like eating fresh food. | |
| 176. |
People belonging to low-income group mostly resort to |
| A. | fresh milk and vegetables |
| B. | gambling |
| C. | rash driving |
| D. | fast food. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 177. |
The word dynamic in the concluding line of the passage means |
| A. | active |
| B. | energetic |
| C. | capable of change and progress |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 178. |
The narrator of the passage is a patient of |
| A. | diabetes. |
| B. | cerebral attack. |
| C. | polio. |
| D. | heart disease. |
| Answer» D. heart disease. | |
| 179. |
To say something about the future is to |
| A. | addict |
| B. | verdict |
| C. | predict |
| D. | protect |
| Answer» D. protect | |
| 180. |
The narrator was the seventh child in a family that had |
| A. | nine children. |
| B. | one score children. |
| C. | eight children. |
| D. | twenty-three children. |
| Answer» D. twenty-three children. | |
| 181. |
Labour turns out at six and with busy pen and ringing hammer lays the foundation of competence. What does this statement mean? |
| A. | Labour lays the foundation of the building. |
| B. | The writer and the labourer are the true eyes of the society. |
| C. | There is no worker who works so hard as the labourer who begins his day at six in the morning. |
| D. | Hardwork of all kinds makes people different. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 182. |
Which one of the following statements sums up the meaning of the passage? |
| A. | Luck waits and complains without working while labour achieves success although it complains. |
| B. | Luck is self-indulgent, but labour is selfless. |
| C. | Luck often ends in defeat but labour produces luck. |
| D. | Luck waits without exertion, but labour exerts without waiting. |
| Answer» B. Luck is self-indulgent, but labour is selfless. | |
| 183. |
The word vexed means |
| A. | pleased |
| B. | sad |
| C. | annoyed |
| D. | pestered |
| Answer» D. pestered | |
| 184. |
Polio, the dreaded disease, mainly affects the |
| A. | heart and spinal cord. |
| B. | brain and spinal cord. |
| C. | brain and nerves. |
| D. | brain and heart. |
| Answer» C. brain and nerves. | |
| 185. |
Which pair of words means the same thing? |
| A. | Labour and industry |
| B. | Industry and legacy |
| C. | Diligence and legacy |
| D. | Legacy and labour |
| Answer» B. Industry and legacy | |
| 186. |
What are the two types of landscapes that are effected by El Nino? |
| A. | Coastal areas and sea. |
| B. | Tropical shores and land. |
| C. | Deserts and oceans. |
| D. | All of the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 187. |
The travellers asked the farmer to carry the ass because |
| A. | the exhausted ass will have no takers in the market. |
| B. | the ass was very tired. |
| C. | the donkey wanted to be carried. |
| D. | they felt sorry for the ass. |
| Answer» B. the ass was very tired. | |
| 188. |
The farmer dismounted his son from the ass because |
| A. | the son found it difficult to ride the ass. |
| B. | the son complained that the ride was not comfortable. |
| C. | some old friends advised him to do so. |
| D. | he was too tired to walk the distance. |
| Answer» D. he was too tired to walk the distance. | |
| 189. |
Meteorologists took time to understand El Nino because |
| A. | it was neither a disaster nor a boon for the people living in desert areas. |
| B. | they recognized it as an atmospheric equivalent and hence called it Southern Oscillation. |
| C. | they suffered from lack of knowledge about El Nino as they were not scientifically advanced. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 190. |
What made the narrator look like a foreigner? |
| A. | He was fair and skinny. |
| B. | He was fair and brown-haired. |
| C. | He was fair with red hair. |
| D. | He was dark and blonde. |
| Answer» C. He was fair with red hair. | |
| 191. |
How can we say that El Nino proves to be a boon for South American Coast? |
| A. | It causes an upswelling of rich nutrients making it the most productive in the world. |
| B. | It causes the destruction of many marine species such as anchoveta. |
| C. | It warms up normally cold surface waters off causing heavy rains. |
| D. | It enhances warm currents around every Christmas. |
| Answer» B. It causes the destruction of many marine species such as anchoveta. | |
| 192. |
What, according to the author, is a positive effect of El Nino? |
| A. | It causes changes in atmosphere. |
| B. | It results in vegetation on barren lands. |
| C. | It comes around Christmas. |
| D. | It is regarded as manna. |
| Answer» C. It comes around Christmas. | |
| 193. |
Which one of the following words in the passage indicates that the writer does not ultimately reject the element of luck? |
| A. | Luck whines |
| B. | Diligence is the mother of good luck |
| C. | Luck.....wishes the postman would bring him news. |
| D. | Luck......is ever waiting. |
| Answer» C. Luck.....wishes the postman would bring him news. | |
| 194. |
Which word in Para 3 is the antonym for Fertile? |
| A. | matted |
| B. | abundance |
| C. | barren |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» D. None of the above. | |
| 195. |
El Nino in a layman language is |
| A. | a natural disaster. |
| B. | Southern Oscillation. |
| C. | a weather event |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» D. None of the above. | |
| 196. |
On seeing the farmer and his son walking along with the ass, the girls |
| A. | called the farmer and his son fools for not riding the ass. |
| B. | wondered at the dutiful father and son. |
| C. | asked the farmer to take them also to the market. |
| D. | sympathized with the beast of burden. |
| Answer» B. wondered at the dutiful father and son. | |
| 197. |
The lesson learnt by the farmer was |
| A. | do not carry an ass when it can walk. |
| B. | do not overload the ass. |
| C. | in trying to please all you please none. |
| D. | it is foolish to please the ass. |
| Answer» D. it is foolish to please the ass. | |
| 198. |
On seeing the boy walk beside the ass, the women and children |
| A. | praised the boy for his compassion towards his father. |
| B. | called the farmer a selfish man. |
| C. | found fault with the farmer for ill-treating the ass. |
| D. | asked the farmer to take their children to the market. |
| Answer» C. found fault with the farmer for ill-treating the ass. | |
| 199. |
The word trudged means |
| A. | walk casually. |
| B. | walk with effort. |
| C. | walk stylishly. |
| D. | walk briskly. |
| Answer» C. walk stylishly. | |
| 200. |
The years of abundance is when |
| A. | El Nino occurs during Christmas. |
| B. | the deserts are matted green. |
| C. | marine species is destroyed. |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. the deserts are matted green. | |